February 6, 2015 FROM UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION SOUTHWEST REGIONAL NEWS SERVICE Contact: Angie Fletcher, human development specialist Headquartered in Texas County Tel: (417) 967-4545 E-mail: [email protected] “Diabetes Self-Management” Classes Scheduled for Howell, Ozark and Wright Counties
Are you ready to take a Step to Better Health? Register today for a class starting soon near you! Chronic disease and diabetes self-management programs can help you to take control of your life and improve your overall quality of life. Physical activity programs can help you relieve pain from arthritis and many other chronic …
Just two weeks into 2015, there is still plenty of time to take Steps to Better Health! Have you considered taking one of our self-management or physical activity classes? We offer classes in communities around Missouri for persons with chronic health problems and/or for caregivers. This week, resolve to check out a class near you …
We're just over a week in to the New Year. Did you make a resolution this year? How is it going? If you resolved to take Steps to Better Health in 2015, how did the first week go? If you were able to complete your first action plan for 2015, congratulations! If you didn't complete …
As another year comes to a close, many of us are still trying to think about the perfect resolution to make for the New Year. Others have resolved to not make a resolution they likely won't keep. If you haven't made a resolution yet, try this out: I resolve to take Steps to Better Health …
Just because the fall season is coming to an end (winter solstice occurs on Sunday, December 21), that doesn't mean we can't still talk about Falls Awareness! Falls Prevention Day occurred at the start of the season, September 23. This national event provided many resources in communities across the United States, including here in Missouri …
Here in Missouri we've already seen bitterly cold days, sleet, snow, and mornings where the ground is frozen and cars are covered with frost. In true Missouri weather fashion, we've also seen temperatures in the 60s in December. The saying – If you don't like the weather, give it 30 minutes – truly does feel …
November is a time to come together as a community to stop diabetes. In order to do this, we must spread the word and educate others on the powerful impact that diabetes can have on someone’s life. The good news? People who are at high risk for type 2 diabetes can lower their risk by …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program November 11, 2014 (888) 702-8818 Thank Our Veterans and Offer Steps to Better Health Today, November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day. Veterans Day was originally proclaimed as “Armistice Day” In November 1919 at the end of World War I. The Act of 1938 officially …
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The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program helps individuals improve in flexibility and motion. The exercises done are designed to support individuals with arthritis or pain from other health conditions. All exercises help support joint movement and are modifiable to an individual’s needs. No matter if you are just starting to exercise for the first time, if …
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